Time to see what was happening under the row cover while my life was in chaos. Turns out things were continuing to grow! Next year I need to find a different way to hold the row cover down — shoveling soil to hold it down isn’t a sustainable practice for me! 🌿 #rowcover #seasonextension

Free heat from the wood chip pile!! #seasonextension #greenhouse 🌿

Hot bed Day 3. A little over 100F in the snow. Probably needs water. A smaller and less insulated bed means cooler temps but I think that will actually work in our favor for the cool season vegetables. #permaculture #hotbeds #horticultureystuff #wintergarden #sustainablegardening #seasonextension

Hot beds - how to grow food in late winter gardens This essentially creates a heated micro-greenhouse that allows seeds to germinate outdoors mid-winter as well as protects young plants...

Want to start growing food while it is still winter? Hot beds can provide a warm protected place for young seedlings long before the normal growing season has started. I wrote a one-year review of ours here. #hotbeds #permaculture #sustainablegardening #seasonextension #horticultureystuff